Telecom industry divided on backhaul spectrumAs per officials aware of the details, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been conducting informal meetings with the telc...
01 Jun, 2023, 09.04 AM IST
Jio, Airtel pay DoT Rs 2,307 crore for advance spectrum allotment"Jio has paid Rs 2,149.59 crore while Airtel has paid Rs 157.38 crore immediately, rather than in August/ September, 2021,” DoT said in a s...
17 Apr, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
Trai seeks opinion on allocation of PMRT airwavesPMRT is an efficient way of communicating with mobile workforces in ambulance, fire, police, forest protection and defence services.
09 Feb, 2018, 07.31 AM IST
Government to consider relaxing spectrum capsThe government is considering changing the formula for calculating the total bandwidth in a circle, a move that will effectively relax spec...
10 Nov, 2015, 12.55 AM IST
Adequate supply of spectrum must before auction: GSMA“We think that allocating spectrum on a market discovered price is the best ways of allotting bandwidth,” said Sandeep Karanwal.
27 Nov, 2014, 04.11 AM IST
Idea Cellular opposes extension of permits to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India in New DelhiThey said the allocation of airwaves was delayed and without the additional time, services to 20 million subscribers in Delhi may get disru...
05 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Government draws flak for faulty spectrum policyCAG's latest draft report alleges that Centre's spectrum allocation & usage policies until 2004 benefitted telcos such as Airtel, Vodafone.
13 Oct, 2014, 04.15 AM IST
Vodafone seeks spectrum urgently, validity extension by 6 months"Vodafone India has formally requested the DoT and regulator TRAI for immediate allotment of the 1800MHz spectrum, which it had won in auct...
10 Oct, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
Airtel seeks interest compensation for delay in allotment of spectrumAirtel said that despite paying Rs 5,525 crore to the govt along with bank guarantees for Rs 2,542 crore, it has yet to receive the airwave...
09 Sep, 2014, 05.21 AM IST
Trai may allow sharing of all kinds of telecom spectrumAt present, telecom operators are allowed to share passive infrastructure like mobile towers but not active infrastructure like spectrum.
20 Jul, 2014, 05.03 PM IST
DoT ready for final allocation of airwavesThe final allocation is expected within a week as process of swapping of frequencies between operators has been completed.
08 May, 2014, 07.42 PM IST
Telecom regulator Trai may submit spectrum trading norms on January 15The telecom regulator will also define timelines and processes for transferring wireless telegraphy licences
22 Nov, 2013, 02.41 PM IST
Govt mulls pre-2G scam methods to allot airwaves after auction failure, SC rulingThe DoT has set up a committee to frame a comprehensive new regime for allotment and pricing of spectrum.
17 Apr, 2013, 07.04 AM IST
- Tata Teleservices asks government to allot startup GSM airwaves in Delhi, 39 districts
Tata Teleservices has demanded that the government 'immediately' award startup GSM airwaves in Delhi and 39 other districts across the coun...
14 Jul, 2011, 04.14 AM IST
- Allocate all airwaves in future through auction, says Panel
Panel, headed by ex-finance secretary Ashok Chawla, has also called for spectrum trading to be permitted amongt telcos.
28 Apr, 2011, 06.05 AM IST
- Tatas' first right for 2G spectrum turned down
The telecom department has rejected Tata Teleservices’ (TTSL) claim of first right to second generation (2G) spectrum, the frequency on whi...
01 Nov, 2010, 12.57 AM IST
- 'Give fresh airwaves to new telcos with start-up spectrum'
The Department of Telecom's (DoT) legal wing has endorsed a proposal by the regulator that additional airwaves should first be made availab...
04 Oct, 2010, 06.34 AM IST